The Mechanic

@mangchild Yeah I noticed hahaha... Yeah this movie is BAD and STUPID but they do it so well it's hilarious totally worth watching with your BROS. Great movie that you can talk through and not feel bad about. We ripped on this movie and laughed pretty hardcore. It may have sucked but it sucked soooooooo good!

This is a typical Jason Statham movie where he plays an ubercool hitman who assassinates people for a living.

The action is good, like always. The story not so much. The writers could have given Jason Statham his character a little more depth, but they decided to focus entirely on the action.

It seems that lately almost all off Jason Statham his movies are somehow about him being a (ex)hitman and killing a lot of people. I am not saying that there is anything wrong with that, but i wouldn't mind seeing him in another role for once. Like a romantic comedy or something. I am curious to see if he has the talent to be in a role like that.

I'm not a fan of Statham & I don't remember a movie I liked after the first Transporter but I did enjoy this one a lot, I haven't seen the original but I thought this was so good that it made me want to watch the Charles Bronson one.

Typical Statham movie action movie - if you're a fan you will enjoy this. It starts a bit slow, builds well and the finale is excellent. It's certainly not the 1972 Bronson original, but it is well worth a watch.

Started off a little slow, but then took off. I haven't seen the original Charles Bronson version yet, but after seeing this I will be putting it on my list.

When Jason Statham is good he is very good. In this movie I think he is very good as the silent, deadly killer for hire. It is a straightforward killer/action/thriller. The story is nothing new but it is a well working story which is nicely executed.

The story is, as I wrote above, not very original. Killer for hire finds out that his next target is his mentor and friend. As the professional he is he executes the job anyway but later discoverers that not all is as is should be. Time for revenge. A simple, straightforward and well working story.

Things are complicated a bit by Bishop taking his friend’s son under his wings. Of course he wants to walk in his fathers footsteps. He is inexperienced but also undisciplined. Something that, not surprisingly, is causing problems.

I do like that Bishop stays a no bullshit hardass killer throughout the entire movie. No whining or silly emotional outbreaks or breakdowns. I also like the unemotional, silent and deadly impression of a professional assassin the he radiates.

There are quite a few fairly well done action scenes in the movie ranging from silent assassinations to the obligatory blow things up scenes. The parts where Bishop and Steves goes after the big bad guy is quite well done with some quite cool stunts without being over the top.

The ending was probably the only thing in the movie that was a bit unexpected. Unexpected in a good way that is. I quite liked the little surprise there.

Overall I as well as my son liked this movie quite a lot. I hope that Mechanic: Resurrection is as good as this one.

Pure non-stop action, no mercy.

Definitely one of the better Statham films, pure fun plus added a few original touches to things which I liked. Great action/genre film overall

Entertaining movie, but not nearly as good as the original.

Wouldn't call it the worst of the year. I mean, Have you seen "Big Mommas"? :S

A typical, but decent film added to Jason Statham's resume. While it's a remake of a movie I've never seen, I believe this film fits well with Statham, who made it his own. Personally looking forward to seeing the sequel, as he hasn't really made a movie featuring himself as a main character in a good while. No, he's not exactly Oscar material, but he's fun and apparently never ages.